The German legend of Faust – the man tempted by a deal with the Devil – is getting yet another modern update, this time from Mark Burnett and Roma Downey, the husband and wife team behind the recent TV version of The Bible.

Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa is working with the pair on the adaptation, which is described as a faith-based medical procedural and a contemporary take on the popular tale about a scholar who sells his soul to the Devil for ultimate knowledge, which will explore questions of faith and the supernatural in a grounded, realistic way. Set in Washington, DC, the drama revolves around an ambitious surgeon forced to confront a terrible truth: he may lose everything good in his life—his job, his family, his very soul—when a diabolical stranger from his past arrives, to collect on a bargain they made thirteen years earlier.

The story formed the basis of the CW’s series Reaper, and NBC are also developing a TV version of the movie The Devil’s Advocate, based on a similar premise. One of the most famous versions of the story was helmed by F.W. Murnau, which was rereleased on Blu-ray and DVD recently (read our review here).